- a room in a monastery set apart for those monks permitted relaxation of the monastic rule.
- a small projection on the underside of a hinged seat of a church stall, which, when the seat is lifted, gives support to a person standing in the stall.
- a medieval dagger, used for the mercy stroke to a wounded foe.
- a ledge projecting from the underside of the hinged seat of a choir stall in a church, on which the occupant can support himself while standing
- Christianity
- a relaxation of certain monastic rules for infirm or aged monks or nuns
- a monastery where such relaxations can be enjoyed
- a small medieval dagger used to give the death stroke to a wounded foe
